The Tang Scholarship

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Mr. Edward C. Tang established this award in 2007 to provide financial assistance
to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (l/g/b/t) Asian and Pacific Islanders (API)
for post-secondary Education. This scholarship is to help LGBT youth proudly achieve
educational pursuits and dreams without shame. This scholarship awards up to four
outstanding students annually, a combined scholarships totaling up to $60,000, awarded
over up to four years. These scholarships are renewable for a maximum of three more
years (a total of four years) provided each student annually meets the renewal requirements.

Previous SJSU Recipient

2007 Caroline Le

Graduated from San Jose State University in 2007

Graduated from Emerson College in Boston in 2009

Caroline received a total of $30,000 in scholarship

Eligibility

Each applicant must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:

Graduate from a high school in one of the nine Bay Area counties; Alameda, Contra
Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara County, Napa, Sonoma or Solano;

Scholarship will be awarded for full-time (minimum 12 units for all semesters/quarters)
enrollment in an accredited two, four-year university or graduate school; (college,
university, community college or vocational school).

United States citizen or legal resident;

Demonstrated financial hardship;

Demonstrated academic promise;

Minimum unweighted grade point average 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) for all schools attended
or attending;

Be between the age of 17 and 25 at the time the scholarship application is due.